Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Kenworth T480

3WK5DJ9X9SF401035 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 23
First seenMay 9, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3WK5DJ9X9SF401035
Make
Kenworth
Model
T480
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3WK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
401035

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T480

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 9, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only1LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Aug 3, 2026TXI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Jul 28, 2026TXI · Full2LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Jul 14, 2026TXI · Full7LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Jun 8, 2026TXI · Full5LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
May 21, 2026USI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Apr 24, 2026USII · Walk-around0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Apr 1, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Mar 19, 2026TXI · Full2LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Feb 20, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Feb 19, 2026TXI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Feb 16, 2026TXI · Full1LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/CI
Feb 13, 2026TXI · Full0LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 353552514BG6D/MX
Nov 15, 2025TXI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/CI
Oct 22, 2025TXI · Full2SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Aug 22, 2025TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Aug 14, 2025USI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
Jul 2, 2025TXI · Full2SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/CI
Jun 26, 2025TXI · Full1SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/CI
Jun 2, 2025TXI · Full4SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
May 9, 2025TXI · Full0SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO 72522614BG6D/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIDER TRACK SA DE CV3535525Feb 13, 2026Aug 5, 202612CI
SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO725226May 9, 2025Apr 1, 202611CI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
14BG6DMX1LIDER TRACK SA DE CVFeb 13, 2026Aug 5, 202611
14BG6DMXSERGIO VARELA MALDONADOMay 9, 2025Apr 1, 20268
14BG6DCILIDER TRACK SA DE CVFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
14BG6DCISERGIO VARELA MALDONADOJun 26, 2025Nov 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026